Arm and bottle holder



May 29. 1928.

J. A. HEINZ ARM AND BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Aug. 8, 1927 Smash o JuliusAHein;

Patented May 29, 1928.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Junms A. HEINZ, or rnsoruu, ILLINOIS; KATHRYN xrmwm HEINZ AND FRED B.

EAMILLEXEGUTOBS or SAIDJULIUS A. nEmanEcEAsED. p y a rum AND 30mm HOLDER.

Application filed August 8, 1927 saw Ho.j2 1 1,475.

position during the drainage of the body and.

- in natural position during the injectionof the embalming fluid, and with convenient detachable means for supporting the embalming fluid, all as will be-hereinaftermore fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompany drawings which are made a part hereof and on which a o n l u 1 similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

application of my invention, 1 i

Figure 2, acentral longitudinal section, Figure 3, a detail, and

Figures 4 and 5, detailviews of the modi fled form of bottle-supporting arm.

dicates a base provided with a pivotally connected cross piece 11 by means of. whichit is prevented .from tilting when inuse, such: cross piece being capable of being collapsed into parallel relation with the base when the device is not in use. A pair of arms 12 and 13 are'slidably mounted in the base 10,

the horizontalportions of said arms being provided with slots 14and 15 through which,

extend bolts 16 and 17 carried by the base 10, said slots and bolts serving to prevent the removal of the arms from the base. Bolts such as 16 and 17 shown are preferable to rivets in order that the device may be taken apart and cleaned and I preferably countersink such bolts as illustrated, The upri ht portions of the arms'are provided with bo ts 18 and 19 which extend throughslots 20 in vertically adjustable brackets 21 provided. pivwith pivotally supported arm rests 22 oted to their upper ends. The bolts .18 and 19 are provided with wing nuts 23 b means of which the vertically adjustable which the bracket is prevented from turning other p ace where the body can be embalmed W of the lower member 28 and serve to connect the upper member 32 of the bracket the lower. member, said upper memberbeing provided With slots 33 and 34 and a recess rackets 21 are secured in theproper adjusted posi tions. .The upright arm of the bracket 12 is, 1 provided with a screw 24 which is disposed in the slot 20 of the bracket 21 by means of on its pivot 18. The upright arm of the bracket 13 is provided with a bolt having a wing nut 26 on its opposite end, said bolt 25 serving to prevent bracket 21 from turningfon its pivot 19. l y

f The device, above described, is suitablefor supporting the arms of a body upon an embalmin board, day-bed, morgue table, or

and is adjustable to the desired width or heightand is of suchcompactness that it maybe easily carried. l y l Bythe use of this device, the tyin of the hands and arms over the body to ho d them in positionduring and after embalming is p unnecessary and by its use the blood in the Figure lis a perspective illustrating one the arms: until the body is placed in a coifin. In the drawings reference character 10 ina member 32, the member 28l1aving a bifurcation. 29 in its lower end adapted to receive the head of the bolt 19 and the body, of the bolt 25, the wing screw 26beingadaptedto be tightened for clamping thefbracket in position the spaced bolts preventing the turning of thebracket. Studs 30 and 31 are mounted inofiset relation in the upper end 35, the slot 33 servingto house the stud 30 andthe slot 34 serving to housethe stud 31 when the sections of the bracket are in supporting posit-ion.

When it is desired to collapse the upper and lower sections of the bracket upon each other,they may be pulled longitudinally un- 'til thestud 30 reaches the op osite end of the slot 33 from its position in ig. 3, where-,

upon thesectionsofthe bracket may be folded together until the stud 31 enters the recess 35.

l v I In lieu of the bottle supportiflg bracket shown Figs. 1 to '3, a form of "ible'hinge and is readilyattachable to or debracket may be used including one or more additional sections 32 provided with an upper end similar to the upper end of the section 28 and a bottom similar to the bottom of the member 32 but with a slot 33"extdnd'ing entirely to the end of the member 32 instead of merely the short slot- 33. In orderto container of embalmingfluid to the desired height to give the desired result. a n the upper. end of the upper section 32 "of the bracket is mounted a member 86 having' apair of spring fingers '37 which are oppositely curved forengagement about the neckfof the bottle 27. Also adjacent the upper end of the bracket is provided a pring wire hook 38 for holding the tub'ing39which "extends into the bottle 27 which contains the embalming fluid and keeps such fluid. from 25 running outfwhilc the bottle is being refilled or the like. The spring Wire hook 238 may be placed in any other position and may be fornied -in any other desired shape.

-A bottle holder is therefore 1 provided which-is made to fold by means of a collaps ftaehl'rble from thearmholder 'by theoper- "means of which embarrassingacci ingthe operation areavoided. Itis also held so'that the flow of the .fluid may be readily "observed and at a higher point than thepoint ation'of the thumb screw. *The' bottle is held 'in'po'sition' out ofthe'wa'y of theogeratorby of injection, thus permitting the fluid to gravitate into thebody which resultsin'good cosmetic effect and renders the body life-like in a: pearance. b p

A .heninot inuse the cross piece 11 may be turnedlengthwise of the baselO and the arms112and 13 slid intothe base to the 'fullest extent. Likewise the brackets 21 may be *loweredand the arm rests22 folded over on -su 'fo arms 12-and13, thus providing a very neat *arid compact package.

thedns'ide of the bracketsand in substan tiallyparallel relation thereto. Thebottle porting bracket when "detached and ded together-may be placed within the *It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in my "devicewithout departing from the spirit of 'myinvention, and, therefore, 'do not limit myself to what is shown'in the drawings 'and ,venti'on, 'whatI claim as new an described in the specification, but only as set forth in the appended claims.

described In said indesire to "Having thus in 1y secure by Letters Patent, is: "1. An arm and bottle holder comprising a base,"'bra ckets adjustableon the base toward ents dur-' and from each other, and vertically adjustable arm supporting members carried by said brackets, substantially as set forth.

2. An arm and bottle holder comprising a base, brackets adjustable on the base toward and from each other, vertically adjustable arm supporting members carried by said brackets, and means for preventing overiturn'imgmzf-said base,uubdantially as set forth.

3. An-ba m and bottle holder comprising a base, brackets adjustable on the base toward and from eabh other, vert-icallv adjustable arm supporting members carried by said brackets, means for preventing overturning of said base, and means on said base for supporting abottle. substantially as set forth.

4. Arr arm and bottle holder comprising a base," brackets adjustable on the 'base toward and from .each other, vertically adjustable i arm supporting members carriedby said brabkets,means {for preventing overturning "ofsaidbase, and means detachablyconnec'te'd 'to one of said brackets .fOr supporting abottle, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination ofa base, amember pivoted to said base'and movable to a crosswisev position for preventing overturning of "the base,*adjustable members slidable on said base toward and from each other and having "upright portions; and" outwardly extendmg means carried by said upright portions for supporting the arms of sfhuman body, substantially as set forth. l

6. Thecombination of abuse, adjustable members slidttbleon said base toward and from each other and having upright portions, and outwardly extending means carried by said upright portions 'for supporting "the arms of -a 'l iuman body, substantially as setfor'th.

7. The combinationof-m base, a member fpivotedto said 'base'and movable to a crosswise position 'ior preventing overturning of the base, adjustable "members slidable on said base toward and from each other and *having upright portions, outwardly extendbot tle. substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of'a' base, a member 1 pivoted to said base and movable'tom cross- -wise position for preventing overturning of the base, adjustable members slidable :lon'gi- *tudinallly of said base and' hsving' upright ortions,-outwardly extending means carried y said upright portions tior supporting the *armsfldibhirman body, and a' detachable collapsiblbott-le holder for connection with as set forth. U

9. A 'device ofthe class described comprising abase, brackets sli'dable into said base, and outwardly extending arm supporting one (if said upright portions, =substantially members carriedby saidbrackets, substanupperend for engaging and supporting a tially as set forth. bottle, substantially as set forth.

10. A device of the class described com- In witness whereof, I have hereunto set prisin a base, brackets slidable into said my hand at Pesotum, Illinois, this 30th day 5 base, oldable outwardly extending arm supof July, A. D. nineteen hundred and twentyporting members carried by said brackets, seven. i

and an upright detachably connected to one u 7 t of said brackets and having means at its u JULIUS A. HEINZ. 

